CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1400 to 1499) > SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS (parts 1410 to 1499) > PART 1466—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM > SUBPART B—Contracts and Payments (§1466.10 to §1466.27) > 1466.11—Technical services provided by qualified personnel not affiliated with USDA.

1466.11—Technical services provided by qualified personnel not affiliated with USDA.

(a) NRCS may use the services of qualified TSPs in performing its responsibilities for technical assistance.
(b) Participants may use technical services from qualified personnel of other Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, or individuals who are certified as TSPs by NRCS.
(c) Technical services provided by qualified personnel not affiliated with USDA may include, but are not limited to: conservation planning; conservation practice survey, layout, design, installation, and certification; and information; education; and training for producers.
(d) NRCS retains approval authority of work done by non-NRCS personnel for the purpose of approving EQIP payments.

Code of Federal Regulations

[74 FR 2313, Jan. 15, 2009]